Dominique Leone

is either an electronica artist with pop appeal or a pop musician with a soft spot for electronica. Either way round he is giving progressive pop a kitsch-free futuristic thrust that sets the standard for 21st century practitioners of the genre. The ex-journo who lives now in San Francisco must have heard too much music so far, since on his albums he’s trying to assimilate sixty years of pop music’s history.

Can’t remember the title, but it was a folk record of my mom’s on orange vinyl with songs like «Jimmy Crack Corn« and «Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me».

the song to be played at your funeral

Randy Newman - Lonely At The Top

a song that evokes the greatest summer of your life

The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile/Wild Honey

I was actually miserable during the summer of 1993, spending my time in Mexico listening to this CD and wishing I was back home in Dallas. But through sheer mystical angst, Mayan ruins, and hard crushing for girls both at home and abroad, that summer showed me a lot.

A mixtape I made my friend Katie with lots of good stuff like Judee Sill, Can, Dolly Parton and Robert Schumann. I know it’s cheating, but if I have to live on a deserted island, I need my comfort food.

Miss Platnum

Finger Magazine

Issue 6

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The Chromatics are finally back. After their very promising debut they took some time to come back with an album that finally shows the full potential of what Johnny Jewel & co is capable of. Where «In The City» left off ...